Damien Echols, recognized as one of the "West Memphis 3" and wrongfully sentenced to death for murder, will discuss his book at the Boulder Book Store today. (Jeremy Frindel / Courtesy photo)

Damien Echols discusses "High Magick"

Damien Echols, recognized as one of the "West Memphis 3," was wrongfully sentenced to death and incarcerated for the murder of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. The New York Times-bestselling author is in town promoting his new book, "High Magick: A Guide to the Spiritual Practices That Saved My Life on Death Row." Before being cleared by DNA evidence in 2011, Damien spent more than 18 years in prison — with 10 of those years in solitary confinement. Among other things, he endured daily beatings at the hands of the prison guards. Echols said he was able to survive by practicing magick — which his book aims to destigmatize — a practice that was used as primary evidence to convict him to death row, as he was tagged a satan worshipper who murdered the boys. Echols will speak about and sign his book today alongside the founder of Louisville publishing company Sounds True CEO Tami Simon; 7:30 p.m., Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder; $5; 303-447-2074, boulderbookstore.net.

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Youth Maker Hangout — Make your own digital designs and computer programs in a social setting using a variety of tools: Scratch, Bitsbox, BiBli robots, Tinker CAD, Zotebook, Arduino programming and more. Each weekly session will launch with a short lesson using one type of technology that relates to the month's theme. Bring a laptop or borrow one from the library. Volunteers and experts will be on hand to support. Registration suggested, so we know how many to expect. Recommended for those ages 7 to 14 years old; 4 p.m., Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; calendar.boulderlibrary.org/event/3783803.

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BeeChicas: First Aid Products from the Hive — Create a healing salve and learn about other medicinal remedies from the hive. Adult supervision required for children under 12. Join afterwards to help extract honey from the library hives, space permitting. Please wear clothing appropriate for getting sticky if you choose to help with honey extraction; 4 p.m. Wednesday, Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; calendar.boulderlibrary.org/event/4025080.

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